Mumbai Indians Appoint Carl Hopkinson as Fielding Coach for IPL 2025 Season

Mumbai Indians have revealed their latest signing for the upcoming IPL 2025 season - Carl Hopkinson, an experienced fielding coach from England. Hopkinson will be joining the backroom staff to help the franchise in their quest to reclaim the championship title. With his expertise and guidance, Mumbai Indians are aiming to improve their performance on the field and secure more victories in the tournament.

Hopkinson joins a coaching team that will be welcoming back Mahela Jayawardene as head coach, with the Sri Lankan great having led Mumbai to three titles in his first stint and now stepping back into this role as MI look to hit the refresh button after a wooden spoon performance in the previous season.

Hopkinson is one of the most experienced and successful coaches on the circuit, having been part of the England men’s team white ball setup during their phenomenal run in ODIs and T20Is across the last decade. Hopkinson spent seven years with England, helping the team lift the 2019 ODI World Cup title before adding another to the cabinet with a T20 World Cup win in 2022.

MI announced that Hopkinson will be replacing Kiwi coach James Pamment, who had been part of the MI dugout since 2018. Pamment was part of the coaching staff as MI lifted the trophy in consecutive seasons in 2019 and 2020, but will be moved on as MI looks to recover from an unsuccessful cycle between 2022 and 2024.

Along with Pamment, Mark Boucher is also making way, with the head coach of two years having overseen one of Mumbai’s poorer seasons in the IPL and relieved of his duties in favour of the experienced and clinical Jayawardene. The Sri Lankan is also expected to keep two Mumbai legends on board, in the form of Keiron Pollard as batting coach and Lasith Malinga as bowling coach.

Mumbai heads into the 2025 IPL season with much of their core intact, as Hardik Pandya will captain a team that still has access to phenomenal names in Indian cricket such as himself, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, and a rising star in Tilak Varma. Mumbai also onboarded strong overseas players such as Will Jacks and Trent Boult in the auction, also keeping an eye on the future with the purchase of exciting Afghan mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar.